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3 A metre rule balances when the 50 cm mark is directly above a pivot.

(a) State where in the rule its centre of mass is located.

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(b) Fig. 3.1 shows an apple and a 0.40 N weight placed on the rule so that the rule remains
balanced at the 50 cm mark.

0.40 N
apple weight
50 cm
mark

25 cm
45 cm
pivot

Fig. 3.1 (not to scale)

The centre of mass of the apple is 25 cm from the pivot and the centre of mass of the weight
is 45 cm from the pivot.

Calculate

(i) the weight of the apple,

weight = ............................................... [2]

(ii) the mass of the apple.

mass = ............................................... [1]

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(c) The apple is not moved. The weight is removed from the rule and the pivot is moved to the left
until the rule balances as shown in Fig. 3.2.

apple
50 cm
mark

pivot

Fig. 3.2 (not to scale)

(i) Explain why the arrangement in Fig. 3.2 balances.

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(ii) The pivot in Fig. 3.2 is closer to the 50 cm mark than to the centre of mass of the apple.

Compare the weight of the rule to the weight of the apple.

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